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Quantum computing used in 'first commercial game development'
Game studio MiTale Ltd. is promoting a narrative-driven post-apocalyptic RPG, which it claims is 'the first commercial game on the market utilizing quantum computing.'
Decades-long Linux ownership dispute effectively dead after Xinuos appeal rejected
Xinuos plans to petition for a full‑bench rehearing of its case, but this kind of request has only a 0.03% success rate according to IBM’s lawyers.
Hot Chips 2026: IBM's first dual-ISA core natively executes ARM and z/Architecture in the same core; all cores run at 5.7 GHz base frequency
Premium IBM is vastly expanding softwarte support on its mainframes with its first dual-ISA CPU core that natively supports z/Architecture and ARM instructions.
The PC age began 45 years ago with the breakthrough Intel 8088 processor
45 years ago, in August 1981, the PC age began in earnest with the launch of the IBM PC Model 5150. At its heart was the Intel 8088 microprocessor.
Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead
Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead — IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22.
IBM goes sub-1nm, develops 0.7nm-class technology
IBM's new 0.7nm-class fabrication process uses nanostack transistors, requires 2x more FEOL steps for massive improvements in performance, power, and area.
The Floppy Disk patent was granted today in 1972
The patent application for the floppy disk was granted to two IBM engineers on this day in 1972.
IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs 'almost' every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine
An IBM ThinkPad user boasts that they can install '(almost) all versions of Windows from NT 4 to 10 22H2' with driver support, without resorting to virtual machine (VM) technology.
